SkySnow is a discipline in skyrunning that involves running on snow wearing microcrampons. The discipline hosted the first ever world championships in Andalusia, Spain, on 4–5 February 2022.
History SkySnow as a discipline was inspired by the early days of skyrunning, which often included running over snowfields and glaciers. The discipline started in 2012 with the first edition of Snow Running Sierra Nevada, hosted in Andalusia. The first World Championships was held in 2022 with 48 finishers.
World championships The SkySnow World Championships has been held since 2022. The first edition was held in Andalusia at the Sierra Nevada Ski and Mountain Resort.
Editions Edition Year NationVertical Classic details1st 2022 (Sierra Nevada)Sierra Nevada Ski Station 4 FebruarySierra Nevada Ski Station 5 February 2nd 2024 (Tarvisio)Tarvisio 8 MarchMangart 9 March
Men's Vertical Year Gold Silver Bronze2022 Luca Del Pero Vitalii Chernov Lorenzo Rota Martir2024 Tadei Pivk Diego Díaz Ortega Luca Del Pero
Women's vertical Year Gold Silver Bronze2022 Lina El Kott Helander Silvia Lara Diez Virginia Perez Mesonero 2024 Tove Alexandersson Madlen Kappler Corinna Ghirardi
Men's classic Year Gold Silver Bronze2022 Luca Del Pero Mike Popejoy Aleksei Pagnuev2024 Martin Nilsson Luca Del Pero Timotej Becan
Women's classic Year Gold Silver Bronze2022 Virginia Perez Mesonero Joana Soares Sanna El Kott Helander2024 Tove Alexandersson Madlen Kappler Corinna Ghirardi
Men's combined Year Gold Silver Bronze2022 Luca Del Pero Lorenzo Rota Martir Daniele Cappelletti2024 Luca Del Pero Martin Nilsson Diego Díaz Ortega
Women's combined Year Gold Silver Bronze2022 Lina El Kott Helander Virginia Perez Mesonero Joana Soares2024 Tove Alexandersson Madlen Kappler Corinna Ghirardi
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